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Friday, May 11, 2018

Here
is our final dishcloth pattern for the Spring Cleaning Dishcloth CAL 2018!

Aptly
named - as we will double up on the double crochet stitches. This design makes
nice, clean lines and works up quickly. I made mine in one solid color, but
multi-colors and variegated colors would look great also.

If you'd like a tidy copy of this pattern in PDF form to save on your computer
or in your Ravelry Library, you can purchase it here for only $1.99: On the Double Dishcloth.

For the entire collection of 13 dishcloths, I have an e-Book available to
purchase for $4.98. If you are a Ravelry member, it will automatically be added to your Library. Check it out here: Spring Cleaning Dishcloth CAL 2018 - Ebook.

You can CAL with me here, or for more
personal interactions with like-minded souls, visit me here:

We’ve almost got our nice set of dishcloths complete.
Only one more after this one, and it will be published later today.

Mod Teresa chose today’s dishcloth. If you know anything
about Teresa, you know that she loves owls, so her choice should not surprise
you. Teresa learned to crochet from her mom and grandmother,
and has been hooked for over 40 years now. She works mostly with Red Heart and
Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn as they are most easily obtainable.

Her favorite projects have been the Mr. Ghan Afghan and
the First Ladies Commemorative Afghan. She really liked the stories and
projects on these two designs, as they were interesting and fun to do. She
appreciates all of the time and effort put into the making of these designs.
She also loves her Mandala Madness by Helen Shrimpton. It resided on her bed
for over a year after it was completed.

Teresa is also a crochet designer. She started by
designing doll dresses for her My Size Barbie. She has designed some very nice
afghan blocks as well as complete afghans. Take a look at her Ravelry store and see what she’s been up to.Teresa Lynne's Ravelry
Store.

Like most of us, Teresa likes to watch TV while hooking.
Some of her favorite shows are NCIS, Bull, Scorpion, Criminal Minds, and
several true crime shows on the ID channel. Me, too! I watch that channel
nonstop.

Next on her craft list is knooking. She wants to
knit, but doesn’t like the traditional method. She’s hoping that knooking will
help her knit in a more comfortable way. Maybe we'll start seeing some new knook designs???

Teresa’s crochet tip:
“Keeping an even tension is key. Always play with hook size until you find the
one that works best for you, no matter what the yarn manufacturer says.”

MATERIALS:

ANY WORSTED WEIGHT COTTON YARN

I
used Hobby Lobby Crafter’s Secret Cotton

COLOR
A: SPA BLUE (14)

COLOR
B: VINTAGE GREEN (54)

COLOR
C: PURPLE (31)

COLOR
D: YELLOW (43)

COLOR
E: TAUPE (25)

COLOR
F:BLACK

COLOR
G: WHITE

I HOOK

TAPESTRY NEEDLE

SIZE AFTER BLOCKING:

7.5”
wide and 9” tall

ABBREVIATIONS:

Beg =
beginning

Bet = between

BL = back
loop

Dc= double
crochet

Hk = hook

Lp = loop

Prev =
previous

Rem =
remaining

Rep = repeat

RS = right
side

Sc = single
crochet

Sl St = slip st

Sp/s =
space/s

Tog =
together

WS = wrong
side

Yo = yarn
over

SPECIAL
STITCHES:

BegCl (beginning cluster): Ch 2
(counts as dc), keeping last lp of each dc on hk, 2 dc in st or sp indicated,
yo, draw through all 3 lps on hk.

Bpdc2tog (back
post double crochet 2 sts tog): Yo,
insert hk from back to front to back around post of last DC of shell, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on
hk (2 lps left on hk), skip sl st,
rep into first DC of next shell
until 3 lps on hk, yo and draw through all 3 lps. Counts as 1 st.

Bphdc (back post half
double crochet): Yo, insert hk from
back to front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up lp, yo and
draw through 3 lps on hk.

Bpsc (back post single
crochet): Insert hk from back to
front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw
through 2 lps on hk.

Cl
(Cluster): Keeping last lp of each dc on hook, 3 dc in st indicated, yo, draw
through all 4 lps on hk.

Fpsc (front post single crochet): Insert
hk from front to back to front again around post of st indicated, yo and pull
up a lp, complete as regular sc.

Join with Bpsc:
Place slip knot on hk, working from back of fabric, insert hk from back to
front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up lp around front of
post and into back of fabric, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk.

Make Ear: (Work
2 tr in next st until last lp of each rem on hk) twice, yo and draw through all
5 lps on hk.

Picot-3:Ch 3, insert hk back into the top of the base st, yo, pull through
all lps on hk.

Sc3tog (single crochet 3
sts tog): [Insert hk in next st, yo and pull up lp]
3 times, yo and draw through all lps on hk.

Row 11: Sl
st up side of ch-3 and into top of Ear, picot-3 in top of ear, sl st down other
side of ear (ch-4) and over next 11 sc, sl st up ch-4 of next Ear and into top
of Ear, picot-3 in top of Ear, sl st down ch-3 of Ear. Finish off.

2.
Working in BL, join G with sl st to any sc, ch 2 (count as hdc), hdc in same
st, 2 hdc in each sc around, join with sl st to top of beg ch-2. Finish off,
leaving a long tail to sew Eyes to Owl. (16 hdc)

BEAK

1. With A ch 4, working
in back ridges of chs, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next 2 chs. ch 1,
turn. (3 sc)

If you'd like a tidy copy of this pattern in PDF form to save on your computer
or in your Ravelry Library, you can purchase it here for only $1.99: Kitchen Duty Hooty Dishcloth.

For the entire collection of 13 dishcloths, I have an e-Book available to
purchase for $4.98. If you are a Ravelry member, it will automatically be added to your Library. Check it out here: Spring Cleaning Dishcloth CAL 2018 - Ebook.

You
can CAL with me here, or for more personal interactions with like-minded souls,
visit me here: